Episode 26 - HCS 2018 Gamebattles Begin! - a podcast by HCS Pro Talk

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Hello everyone and welcome to episode twenty six of HCS Pro Talk! In this weeks episode, rosters have been locked for the upcoming Gamebattles tournaments leading up to New Orleans so we have a lot to talk about! Will begins his journey within Halo 3, we have some news to discuss, and scrims/tournaments to recap. Finally, we discuss the poll results of the Sprint VS No Sprint in Halo debate along with posing a new question.

Thanks for listening and as always, links to everything discussed within the show is included below for your viewing pleasure.

News

New Legendary Crate Announced
- https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1009487542268416003

Halo 3 Throwback Playlist Back Within Halo 5
- https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1009876549930139648

MCC Insider Flight 2 Recap
- https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-insider-flight-2-recap

Community Update
- https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/to-infinite-and-beyond

HCS 2018 Season Online Format and Dates
- https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hcs-2018-online-play-and-format

Scrim Recap

Reciprocity VS Heart of the Cards
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8703

TOX VS Renegades
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8704

Crowd Pleasers VS Hennything’s Possible
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8705

Fung Four VS Elevate
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8706

Lux Gaming VS Berserker Gaming
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8707

Online Warriors VS Placeholder
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8708

TOX VS Heart of the Cards
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8709

Elevate VS Hennything’s Possible
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8710

Lux Gaming VS Crowd Pleasers
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/8711

Mock-It Esports VS Authority EU
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9706

Online Warriors VS Express Yourself
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9707

TOX VS Reciprocity
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9708

Renegades VS Elevate
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9709

Lux Gaming VS Crowd Pleasers
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9710

Express Yourself VS Placeholder
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9711

Mock-It Esports VS Online Warriors
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9712

Reciprocity VS Heart of the Cards
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9713

Crowd Pleasers VS Elevate
- Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9714

Tournament Recap

Halo Wars Champions League
- 1st Place
  - Mike Beaston
    - Halo lootbox
    - Limited Edition (1/200) Halo Wars 2 poster signed by 343 employees
    - A balance change request for the game
- 2nd Place
  - Almirante99
    - Halo lootbox
- Bracket
  - https://breaking-the-clutch.challonge.com/HWCL_Spring_Invitational2018
- Notable Information
  - Mike Beaston won two, back to back, best of seven series to be crowned the champion

Astro Spartans June $500 Halo 5 FFA Results
- 1st Place
  - King Urbn
- Bracket
  - http://teambeyond.net/forum/tournaments/groupings/128-astro-spartans-500-halo-5-ffa-620-800pm-est/round1/

Europa Halo Champions League
- Champions Bracket Round 2
  - Aerox VS Invalid White
    - 4-0 - Aerox
- Champions Bracket Round 3 (Semi-Finals)
  - Mock-It Esports VS Old Mates
    - 4-0 - Mock-It Esports
  - Aerox VS Skitlite
    - 4-2 - Aerox

Pro Battle League
- Champions Bracket Round 1
  - LA Legion (4) VS St. Louis Sentinels (5)
    - Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum
      - 3-2 - St. Louis
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
      - 50-35 - St. Louis
    - Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig
      - 100-56 - St. Louis
    - Game 4 - Oddball on Eden
      - 200-46 - St. Louis
    - Series Score
      - 4-0 - St. Louis
        Stats - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21854
        
        VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FbQcPNL6Ek&feature=youtu.be
  - Atlanta Zenith (3) VS Philadelphia Forge (6)
    - Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum
      - 3-1 - Atlanta
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
      - 50-42 - Atlanta
    - Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig
      - 100-86 - Atlanta
    - Game 4 - Oddball on Eden
      - 200-171 - Philadelphia
    - Game 5 - CTF on Truth
      - 3-2 - Philadelphia
    - Game 6 - Slayer on Refuge
      - 50-38 - Philadelphia
    - Game 7 - Strongholds on Empire
      - 100-25 Atlanta
    - Series Score
      - 4-3 - Atlanta
        VOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQLWNzsWVUg&feature=youtu.be
  - Wisconsin Fury (2) VS Denver Rangers (7)
    - Game 1 - CTF on Coliseum
      - 3-0 - Wisconsin
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
      - 50-46 - Wisconsin
    - Game 3 - Strongholds on The Rig
      - 100-64 - Wisconsin
    - Game 4 - Oddball on Eden
      - 180-160 - Wisconsin
    - Series Score
      - 4-0 - Wisconsin
        Stats - https://halocarnage.com/compare/PBL/21667
- Pro Battle League News
  - Pro Battle League Partners With LindaX to Launch Cryptocurrency
    - http://www.battle7oken.com/
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DQrzK0IiRg

LATAM Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- 1st Place
  - Tecnology
    - $350
    - 2000 Points
- 2nd Place
  - Berserker Esports
    - $150
    - 1200 Points
- 3rd/4th
  - Against the Wind
    - 800 Points
      - Bracket - https://bit.ly/2lu7fkV

ANZ Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- 1st Place
  - Eazy Trip
    - $500
    - 2000 Points
- 2nd Place
  - Please Not Easy Trip First Round
    - $250
    - 1200 Points
- 3rd/4th
  - Reload Esports
    - 800 Points
  - Mortal Gaming
    - 800 Points
      - Bracket - https://bit.ly/2Kh8gLi

EU Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- 1st Place
  - He Misses The Backsmack
    - $750
    - 2000 Points
- 2nd Place
  - Choc’s 2K Team
    - $250
    - 1200 Points
- 3rd/4th
  - Pete is Tan
    - 800 Points
  - Pirates
    - 800 Points
- 5th/6th/7th/8th
  - Invalid
    - 600 Points
  - Mock-It Esports
    - 600 Points
  - Express Yourself
    - 600 Points
  - Final Stage
    - 600 Points
      - Bracket - https://bit.ly/2MlXgcK

NA Gamebattles 2K Tournament Recap
- Important Series
  - TOX VS Team Reciprocity (Semi-Finals)
    - Game 1 - Strongholds on Eden
      - 100-15 - Reciprocity
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Truth
      - 50-41 - Reciprocity
    - Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon
      - 176-125 - TOX
    - Game 4 - CTF on Refuge
      - 2-2 - Tie
    - Game 5 - CTF on Refuge
      - 3-1 - Reciprocity
    - Series Score
      - 3-1 - Reciprocity
        Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9724
  - Splyce VS Renegades (Semi-Finals)
    - Game 1 - Strongholds on Eden
      - 100-36 -Splyce
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Truth
      - 50-45 - Renegades
    - Game 3 - Oddball on Echelon
      - 190-118 - Renegades
    - Game 4 - CTF on Refuge
      - 2-1 - Splyce
    - Game 5 - Slayer on The Rig
      - 50-36 - Renegades
    - Series Score
      - 3-2 - Renegades
        Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9726
  - Team Reciprocity VS Renegades (Grand Finals)
    - Game 1 - Oddball on Fissure
      - 179-138 - Reciprocity
    - Game 2 - Slayer on Plaza
      - 50-35 - Reciprocity
    - Game 3 - CTF on Coliseum
      - 3-2 - Renegades
    - Game 4 - Strongholds on Plaza
      - 100-28 - Reciprocity
    - Series Score
      - 3-1 - Reciprocity
        Stats - http://halodatahive.com/Scrim/Summary/9729
        
        VOD - https://bit.ly/2KgMIhV
- 1st Place
  - Team Reciprocity
    - $1,500
    - 2000 Points
- 2nd Place
  - Renegades
    - $500
    - 1200 Points
- 3rd/4th
  - Splyce
    - 800 Points
  - TOX
    - 800 Points
- 5th/6th/7th/8th
  - Fortnite Time (Str8 Rippin)
    - 600 Points
  - Elevate
    - 600 Points
  - Heart of the Cards
    - 600 Points
  - 3 Old Men and a Moose
    - 600 Points
- Bracket - https://bit.ly/2MVwsRS

Should Sprint be in Halo? - The Results

https://twitter.com/HCSProTalk/status/1009634825710469120
- Out of 115 votes…
  - 30% Sprint
  - 36% No Sprint
  - 31% Increased default speed
  - 3% Other

Shoutouts

Moses FPS because of everything that he does for the community
- https://twitter.com/Moses_FPS

Razd up Ice
- For the idea on creating the Xbox Club for HCS Pro Talk. This will be a great way to get everyone together for upcoming community playdates as some listeners do not use Twitter or Facebook.

Christian aka @Xbl_Numbers_v3
- For recommending the hitmarker topic on the show!

Halo Podcast Evolved aka Blogging Evolved aka @BlogEvolved on Twitter
- For creating a brand new lore section over on their website! Check it out at the link included within the show notes and follow the podcast on twitter!
  - https://www.halopodcastevolved.com/lore
  - https://twitter.com/BlogEvolved

Community Creations

Wonderboy Breaks Down HCS Refuge
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKf3oxxGPR8

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